I finally found my sound

[Wisebass]

hahahah first person to ask! Here goes:
Bass : Alembic

Hi drewphishes

I knew, that it has to do with…

the more you drink….

And I lost it again!

See! I can tell ya! For best results you need a constant level!!!!

edit: when you use an alembic!

Wise

 

[pigpen1]

It took a few years, more basses than I can remember, couple of diff amps and tons of different strings but as of yesterday I found my tone!

for now haha

I did too. It's Aguilar. Bad thing is I had a tone hammer 500 and sold it (stupidly) because I just couldn't crack the code. Turns out the issue was the D'Addario strings (and sometimes DR high beams0 that I always played before. I ended selling the best amp I ever had rather than trying out strings. I know lots of people love the, but I'll never play those strings again. Tried out TH 500 and AG700 the other day in person and was blown away. I'll never sell my d800+ or my mb200, but I definitely see another Aggie in my future.

 

[Wulfensteiner]

Talkbass collectively says "No you didn't!"

 

[Sam Dingle]

It took a few years, more basses than I can remember, couple of diff amps and tons of different strings but as of yesterday I found my tone!

for now haha

so...what is your sound and gear then? This is the "Basses" form

 

[tonequixote]

hahahah first person to ask! Here goes:
Bass : Alembic Epic
Strings: DA chromes
Rig: eden wt550 into 2 112ex cabs
pedals: tuner>mxr octave > vintage microtubes > mxr bef >mxr chorus > sansamp VT DI (for when the band wants the ampeg sound)

so...what is your sound and gear then? This is the "Basses" form

 

[jdwinva]

Took me a decade to find that I am a passive Fender-inspired (J and P) guy. I play mostly rock and pop covers and a Jazz or Precision plugged directly into a good amp and I'm good. I am a Nash J and Nash P bass into a Tecamp Black Jag into Greenboy Audio F112 (2 of them). Complete tone and play-ability heaven.

 

[Spidey2112]

It's the sickness, part of the disease. Hi , I'm Nick and I'm a bassaholic.

(fellow hoarders): Hi, Nick.

 

[fakeneckplate'65]

It took a few years, more basses than I can remember, couple of diff amps and tons of different strings but as of yesterday I found my tone!

for now haha

So what is your magical combo?

 

[mongo2]

There have been many times over the years that I believed I found "my tone". Then the onslaught of variables took me out back and beat me up 'side the head:

• Every room has its own unique acoustics. Tone changes, sometimes dramatically, from room to room
• Temperature and humidity effect tone
• Age and condition of strings effect tone
• The tones from all the other musicians in your band will have a direct effect on how personal tone is heard
• A player's distance and angle to the bass cab(s) and any other bass-reproducing source (i.e. Floor wedge) effects tone
• The cleanliness of a player's ears effects how tone is heard
• etc., etc. etc.

Yep...I just go with the flow.

 

[smogg]

I did too. It's Aguilar. Bad thing is I had a tone hammer 500 and sold it (stupidly) because I just couldn't crack the code. Turns out the issue was the D'Addario strings (and sometimes DR high beams0 that I always played before. I ended selling the best amp I ever had rather than trying out strings. I know lots of people love the, but I'll never play those strings again. Tried out TH 500 and AG700 the other day in person and was blown away. I'll never sell my d800+ or my mb200, but I definitely see another Aggie in my future.

Sidebar please;
What strings did you change to when you stopped using D'A? Or does only apply to when you use Aguilar amps?

 

[tfer]

Congrats!

There’s no feeling like that when GAS disappears!

 

[pigpen1]

Sidebar please;
What strings did you change to when you stopped using D'A? Or does only apply to when you use Aguilar amps?

Usually ghs boomers, but in occasion DR nickel loriders or dunop. Anything but daddario. To me they are thin, brittle, harsh and play like bridge cables.

 

[smogg]

Usually ghs boomers, but in occasion DR nickel loriders or dunop. Anything but daddario. To me they are thin, brittle, harsh and play like bridge cables.

Interesting, never occurred to me that certain strings might not interact well with certain amps. IMO boomers are nice if you are going for that smoother sound. Loriders can be nice as well. And yeah, nickel XL's got a lot of clank going on right out of the box. For me that only lasts about three days max until they settle in.

The balanced tension sets work well on my bass. Been using them for 5 or 6 years straight now. My default tone leans towards Robert Deleo's sound on wicked garden. That may be why I stick with the nickel XL's. They make it very easy for me to get there. Nice to have so many choices aye?

 

[pigpen1]

Interesting, never occurred to me that certain strings might not interact well with certain amps. IMO boomers are nice if you are going for that smoother sound. Loriders can be nice as well. And yeah, nickel XL's got a lot of clank going on right out of the box. For me that only lasts about three days max until they settle in.

The balanced tension sets work well on my bass. Been using them for 5 or 6 years straight now. My default tone leans towards Robert Deleo's sound on wicked garden. That may be why I stick with the nickel XL's. They make it very easy for me to get there. Nice to have so many choices aye?

I hear you. I'm the complete opposite end. I hate clank, grinder, and overdrive. I like smooth and warm. Plus they D'Addarios just feel to stiff to me.

 

[smogg]

I hear you. I'm the complete opposite end. I hate clank, grinder, and overdrive. I like smooth and warm. Plus they D'Addarios just feel to stiff to me.

Yeah Boomers are a good choice for smooth and warm no doubt. As far as stiffness goes;
I need that little bit of stiffness as I play a 35" scale 5er and hate hate hate a floppy B. I use the EXL170BT set, 45 - 60 - 80 - 107 then add a 130SL and string it thru body. Average tension is around 41lbs and pleasantly consistent from string to string.

If you ever do need that clank and grind for a project and want lower tension then I would recommend the EXL220BT set, 40 - 55 - 70 - 95 & add a 120 B if you play a fiver for an average tension of just 32lbs. That might resolve the stiffness issue for you.

 

[pigpen1]

Yeah Boomers are a good choice for smooth and warm no doubt. As far as stiffness goes;
I need that little bit of stiffness as I play a 35" scale 5er and hate hate hate a floppy B. I use the EXL170BT set, 45 - 60 - 80 - 107 then add a 130SL and string it thru body. Average tension is around 41lbs and pleasantly consistent from string to string.

If you ever do need that clank and grind for a project and want lower tension then I would recommend the EXL220BT set, 40 - 55 - 70 - 95 & add a 120 B if you play a fiver for an average tension of just 32lbs. That might resolve the stiffness issue for you.

I've tried those. Just don't like them. In addition to the grind and clank they just feel band under my finders and tend to emphasize they frequencies that I find most annoying on a bass guitar. Not trying to knock your preference just explaining why I don't like them. They feel so odd to me that I just can't play certain things with them.

I'd never get involved in a project where I needed that sound lol.

 

[smogg]

I've tried those. Just don't like them. In addition to the grind and clank they just feel band under my finders and tend to emphasize they frequencies that I find most annoying on a bass guitar. Not trying to knock your preference just explaining why I don't like them. They feel so odd to me that I just can't play certain things with them.

I'd never get involved in a project where I needed that sound lol.

It's all good